{"id":306841,"date":"2025-11-25T22:53:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T22:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/306841\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T22:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T22:53:26","slug":"nasa-astronaut-captures-incredible-images-of-northern-lights-over-usa-see-if-you-can-spot-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/306841\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Astronaut Captures ‘Incredible’ Images of Northern Lights Over USA: ‘See If You Can Spot Houston’"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman captured footage of the northern lights, which are caused by solar particles meeting the atmosphere of the Earth, on Nov. 17, while on the International Space Station<\/p>\n

In the clip, green, purple and red lights can be seen over the country as Cardman, 38, travelled in space<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve still never seen aurora from below, but up here, it\u2019s a frequent show. Last week\u2019s was especially good,\u201d she wrote on Instagram alongside the video<\/p>\n

A NASA astronaut has captured footage of the northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, over the United States.<\/p>\n

Zena Cardman filmed the lights, which are caused by solar particles meeting the atmosphere of the Earth, on Nov. 17, while on the International Space Station, according to the BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the clip, green, purple and red lights can be seen over the country as Cardman, 38, traveled in space.<\/p>\n

\"Zena<\/p>\n

Zena Cardman via Storyful<\/p>\n

The northern lights over the USA<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve still never seen aurora from below, but up here, it\u2019s a frequent show. Last week\u2019s was especially good,\u201d she wrote on Instagram<\/a> alongside the video. \u201cSee if you can spot Houston, Florida, and the northern lights all in one frame, before we head out across the Gulf and some great lightning storms over South America at sunrise.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the comment section, many people couldn\u2019t help but gush about the incredible images.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think this is the coolest thing I\u2019ve ever seen \ud83d\ude0d,\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n

A second added, \u201cEpic\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\ude4c.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cReally incredible! Thank you!,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n

\u201cMY DREAM IS GOING ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION,\u201d a fourth user wrote.<\/p>\n

\"Zena<\/p>\n

Zena Cardman via Storyful<\/p>\n

The northern lights over the USA<\/p>\n

Cardman is currently working as a commander for Nasa’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, which departed from Earth on Aug. 1, the BBC shared, citing NASA.<\/p>\n

The multiple lights from the aurora borealis was as a result of the suspected biggest solar storm in 20 years, per the BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The outlet reported this was due to large amounts of energy erupting from the Sun into space, which causes disruptions to electronic devices and satellites.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the BBC also reported a delay in the launch of the NASA Mars rocket in the U.S. as a result of the energy eruption.<\/p>\n

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